St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-12-17


In the sorrowful state OF Syzenteres.
| -YostA's CompdaioA
TUMMY's SCHOOL.
What Cane q It.
'.Humph! amt agoin' to study
much If school does begin Monday. ''
said Tommy Jenkins at the end Of his
long vacation; ''rm goin' to have pea
nuts all shclled. and eat 'em when
teacher isn't lookin'. and I'm goin' to
do lots O. things to make the other
boys laugh. and I'm goin' to act 80
teacher III have to send mo home. then
won't have to 60 to school any more;
chec-hee. won't that be fun!' and .
pair of boyish heels went up into the
air rs Tommy threw himself hack ON
the sofa and chuckled at what he
thought a very smart speech.
Susie. who was eight years old. two
years younger than Tommy. looked .
little shocked at first, but when Tom
my laughed so gaily she laughed. to.
then she said:
"Yes. but what will mamma say to
such things, and papa? Oh, papa II
be dreadful sober and say: My little
SOM in that way that always makes me
cry right out when hs says: MY little
daughter!"'
'Oh. mamma will be kinder sorry at
first" said Tommy. blandly. .'bas -
will get over it pretty socn. and - 70
papa. oh, I'd make it all right with
papa when I told him how . Sollse
hates to study;" and Tommy tArne -
thumbs into the armholes Of his Mouse
and tried to whistle.
Fortunately. mamma was in the hall.
and just about to enter the room when
Tommy began HIS smart remarks. and
SO heard every word the children said.
She went quickly back upstsirs. and
neither Tommy nor Susie suspected
she had heard = word.
But just as their mother expected
would he the case, when bedtime was
approaching that night Tommy began
asking for story, and Susie put down
her dolly to help Tommy tease for what
they both liked 50 much. ono of their
mammals nice stories. Papa was over
by the table reading. but his face was
behind the paper, and the children
knew the sound Of mammals voice
would not disturb him at all.
So after Tommy had seated himself
on an ottoman with his hands in his
mammals lap. and Susie was nestled
close beside her. mamma began:
''Oncc upon time there was q 6ne-
looking young man who was very nm
fortunate. and very much to be pitied.
He had good manners. and also had
the appearance Of having been we'll
brought up. but the trouble was. he
was not faithful in any thing. When
he first went into = town and tried to
find work. he would generally succeed
in getting some thing to do in . store
perhaps, and for little while he would
seem to do very well. but 1t was never
long before those who had employed
him would find that he was not to Be
trusted. so he would be obliged to leave
and try to find some other place or err |
ployment
.'The time would come when e~ery |
one in the town would know al a0oue4
him. and he would have r. 60 soqs
where else and begin all ove' agai1 -
try finding work BY which to feed hin-
self This was not at al = happy III |
to lead. for of course he had 10 xstaloA |
home. no friends in r.articu cular. and but
very little money, some times. -
enough to buy things be really nse,qel
..Besides all this thsre wae 70 k:ud
Of business he could engage In except
The very Simplest, hooaano he had
never learned how = = the things
which bring in mossy = any amount
md are what We can psolitable. Don't
Tou think he must have felt very badly
when he thought Of his boyhood and
lis comfortable home and kind pa-
'ents?''
Ibid he ever have . nice home and
yood parents?" asked Tommy.
Certainly. just as nice : home A.
'oa have. and just as kind parenta.,
Ihen Why didn't they teach Mn
hingS and send him to schoolp''
'sked Tommy. his great blue eyes wide
pen.
'Oh. they did," said mamma. He
vas always carefully dressed in the
'eatest clothes. provided with the best
4 food. and watched over % tenderly
IS You are through his boyish years. |
md every day be was sent with his
little sister to one Of the finest /
Then why didn't he learn and grow
'p to be . faithful young man. asA
lave homo and some money. ssd
ots Of friends1" asked interested Jd0r
ny.
WELL that is = vssy - ssias ~